In this Book
- The Christian Home in Victorian America, 1840--1900
- Book
- 1994
- Published by: Indiana University Press
- Series: Religion in North America
Buy This Book in Print
"... wonderfully imaginative and provocative in its interdisciplinary approach to the study of nineteenth-century American religion and women's role within it." -- Choice
"... an important addition to the fields of religious studies, women's history, and American cultural history." -- Journal of the American Academy of Religion
"... a complete and complex portrait of the Christian home." -- The Journal of American History
Table of Contents
Download Full Book
- Illustrations
- pp. ix-1
- 1. Church, Home, and Society
- pp. 1-19
- 3. Catholic Domesticity
- pp. 52-76
- 4. Rituals of the Hearth
- pp. 77-108
- Conclusion
- pp. 150-155
- Bibliography
- pp. 178-186
Additional Information
Purchase
Project MUSE Mission
Project MUSE promotes the creation and dissemination of essential humanities and social science resources through collaboration with libraries, publishers, and scholars worldwide. Forged from a partnership between a university press and a library, Project MUSE is a trusted part of the academic and scholarly community it serves.
